Tack setter



P 22, 1931- w. E. GRAEFIOUS 1,824,399

- TACK SETTER Filed Aug. 26. 1930 Z4 G /4 1 I 9 Z; M

Inventor A llor-ney Patented Sept.22,1931 1,824,399

UNE TED STATES PATENT- OFFICE wrtLisiu E. swims, or moiriviisvnmu wus'r vmernu.

Application filed August 23, 1.930. Serial No. 477,913.

This invention relates to certain new and ofthe stem 14 isadapted to slide through a useful improvements in devices known in suitable opening provided in the plug 12, the art as tack setters or that type of dewhile-the lower portion of the stem operates vice for initially driving a tack into the vwithin a'vertical bore 16 formedin the head work whereby the tack will be sufliciently 6 concentric the socket 11. I 55 embedded in the work as to facilitate subse- At its lowermost end, the plunger 13 is quent driving of the tack into the work by provided with a beveled shoulder 20 adapta hammer or other suitablev implement. 7 1 ed' to .contact with a beveled seat 21 in the A primary object of this invention is to lower end-of the socket 11. The shoulder provide a device of the above mentioned 20 is normally maintained in contactwith 160 character adapted for retaining the tack theseat 21 through the medium of acoil through the medium of suction in position 1 spring. 15 convoluted about the upper end on the tack setter prior to forcibly urge the portion of the stem 14. Spring 15 has one penetrating end of the tack into the work. end bearing against the plug 12, and its A still further object of the invention is lower end bearing against the upper end of 65 v to provide a device of this character adaptthe plunger 13. .Theplunger 13 also has able to utilize suction for selecting a desired integral therewitha lateral lug 22 that is tack and retaining the selected tack in opoperable in a vertical slot 23 formed'in the erative engagement with the presser. wall of the socket 11.

vention will become apparent from a study between'a pair of spaced parallel ears 25 of the following description, taken in conrising frornithe forward end of the handle 5 nection with the accompanying drawings and the lever 24 is normally urged to rotate wherein: V a about" its pivot in one direction under action Figure 1 is a side elevational' view of the of a spring 26 between the lever 24 and the J5 device, handle 5 as suggested in Figure 2. Pivoted Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View to the'forwardend of the lever 24 is a dog therethrough, 2.7 that is normally urged in one direction Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof. through the medium of a spring 28.

an With reference more in detail to the Obviously, upon rocking the lever 24 .80 drawings, it will beseen that 5 designates a against the action. of the spring 26, the dog suitable handle having extending longitu- 27 will engage the lug .22 urging the piston dinally therethrough an open ended tubular '13'upwardly against the action of the spring member 9 arranged within an axial bore 10. 15. As the plunger 13 is being so urged ups; Mounted vertically on the forward end of wardly, it is apparent that the free end of the member 9 in spaced relation to the forthe dog 27 will ride over the beveled face ward end of the handle 5 is a somewhat of the lug 22 to be finally disengaged from elongated tubular head 6 that is provided the'lug at a predetermined point in the upintermediate its upper and lower ends with "ward travel ofthe plunger 13 whereby the so a suitable lateral opening 7 foraccommoplunger 13 under action of the spring 15 dating the forward end of the member 9. "will-'be forced downwardly, so that the re-. The head 6 in the upper end portion thereof oluced end 17 of the stem 14 will engage the is provided with a longitudinally extending iheadiof the tack to be driven into the work socket 11 and a plug 12 is threaded in the as will: be hereinafter more manifest.

- upper end of the socket. The reduced end, or hammer end 17 of Adapted for reciprocatory V movement the stem operates in an outer bore 18 that within the socket 11 is a plunger 13 that connectsthe bore 16 with a tack accommohas a stem 14 extending axially therethrough dating socket 19 in the lower end of the and projecting beyond the upper and lower 2 head 6.-

- ends of the plunger 13. The upper portion In the operation of the device, the free or Other objects and advantages of the in- -A lever 24 is pivoted intermediate its ends .70 g

a draw the tack into the socket for'retaining rear end of the tube 9 is adaptedto be connected by any suitable source capable of creating a suction'through tube9, bore 18 and socket 19, whereby upon proper ma-, nipulation of the tool when the socketed end 719 of the tool is disposed adjacent a desired tack, the suction in the socket 19 will the same longitudinally within the socket as suggested in Figure 2. The't ack retained in the socket in this manner may have its l penetrating end disposed adjacent the work into which the tack is driven. When so positioned relative to the work, the operator by placing the thumb of the hand holdtube with said socket, and tack engaging hammer means mounted in said head for forcibly ejecting a tack from said socket, said last mentioned means comprising a socket formed in said head, a plunger mounted s for reciprocation in said socket, a pivoted member exteriorly ofsaidihead said plunger and :said ipivdted mem'ber provided .with cooperating means for moving said plunger in one direction relative to I said socket, and spring means for urging-said plunger in an opposite direction relative to said socket.

' 'Tntestimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM E. GRAFFIOUS.

ingithe'handle 5, on'the free end ofxthedever Y 24, may rock the lever about 'its =;pi-.vot:again-st :the action of the spring 26-so=that the dog 27 will engage the ing 22 urging 'the piston 13 upwardly. Within itssocket 11. 7

VVhen the dog 27 is moved out. of engagement with the lug 22 'as herein .before set forth in detail, and the :plunger :13 is urged downwardly under :action of spring 15, the free end "of the hammer end 17 :of

.stem 14L will forcibly-engagerthe headiof the v tack-within the socket 19 to force the :pene- :trating end of the tack to {penetrating or :piercingengagement with the work'and the tool may then be :removed, leaving the tack partially driven into 'the work. illhe tack zmay then be further driven .into the work for'the desired distance by a hammer orzany other suitable tool. v

V 1 am fully :aware that in theaprior art devices of this character have'zbeen used, butto my knowledge, the means rfor normalily retaining the tack in operative ,position i V 1. A'tack'settingtool comprising in combinationa handle, a suction tube extending :through said handle, a headmounted on one .end OfSfilCl'SllCtlOIlEt11b6,-EL tack receiving socket in'the lowerend of said-head, said 7 head havinga vertical bore connectingsaid .tube with said socket and tack engaging a hammer 511163-115 -mounted in said aheadv for forcibly ejecting a tack from, said socket.

' 2. A stack setting'tool comprising in combination, a suction tube, a head mounted on oneendof said suction tube, a'tack'receivin socket in the lower end of said head,.sai

head l h-aving a vertical bore.- connecting said 

